[389] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Federation Science: An Intelligence Report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Oct 8 11:24:45 1992
Errors-To: tlhIngan-Hol-request@village.boston.ma.us
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: mark <mark@dragonsys.COM>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 10:13:24 EST
DSTURM@ducvax.auburn.edu writes:
And, I like to use this a means of teaching a' e' I' :
Pronounce the words sought, set and sit.
Now catch yourself just before you pronounce the t.
You'll have left sa', se' and sI'.
This will be confusing for many Americans. I pronounce "sought"
with a rounded vowel, but "sa'" has an unrounded one. Here's a
minimal pair for these vowels, for many people:
caught (rounded vowel; rhymes with "sought")
cot (unrounded vowel, same as in "father" but doesn't
last as long; DOES NOT rhyme with "sought")
This distinction has been lost in many American dialects, but
survives in many others, perhaps more than have lost it.
One other point: English "s" is not the same as the nearest
Klingon sound, which Okrand writes with a capital "S" to
highlight the difference. The Klingon sound is apparently
articulated retroflex (with the tongue-tip turned up, or
backwards, against the palate).
This will probably not reach the list, which my mailer apparently
can't find, but it may reach DSTURM.
- Mark (not = ~Mark [Shoulson])
Mark A. Mandel
Dragon Systems, Inc. : speech recognition : +1 617 965-5200
320 Nevada St. : Newton, Mass. 02160, USA
Tlhingan khol daghojbe'chugh vaj bikhegh.
